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Wow! I can't believe that this is my first blog! It's also hard to believe that opera rehearsals start Friday!!
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Wow! I can't believe that this is my first blog! It's also hard to believe that opera rehearsals start Friday!!
People want art - that's inevitable.
Every artist has a way of working, whether it's using 'counts' in choreography, or being an auditory learner, the list goes on and on.
On Wednesday August 31st, 2016, Rory O'Malley hosted Hamilton's last live lottery drawing show.
I was sitting in a black plastic chair in a room with maybe seven other people, one that I knew, and six that I did not.
Whether it be a physical warm up, group bonding, or prayer, everyone has something they do to center themselves and get 'in the zone' before a performance.
Striving to be a Musical Theatre performer often means striving to be a triple threat.
This summer I am volunteering at the New York International Fringe Festival.
As I was getting ready to graduate college and figure out my first move as an adult, I was warned by many of my theatre friends about getting too attached to my new destination.
I think that as actors, who are so eager to work, we tend to tend to disassociate a 'performance' with 'an audition' because there's no microphones, lights, or contract.
This summer, I've been getting a lot of texts from friends visiting New York asking, 'Monica! How do I get cheap tickets to insert show name ?' Actually, I get these texts pretty much all year round.
Alas, the summer of 2016 draws to a close and I pack my bags for back to school in just a few short days.
I'm sure everyone knows the challenges that come with designing any given show - there's the actual design, the communication of the design, the (most-likely) compromise of the design, public relations, paperwork, implementation of the design, dry tech, cue to cue, 10 out of 12, dress rehearsals, pr
Well, not really.
'Please turn off your phone!' 'Technology is a waste of time!' 'BE PRESENT!'
With the start of a new semester right around the corner, I began thinking about the new technicians and design students who are starting their freshman year at Auburn.
One day, I was in rehearsal, and one of my friends asked me, 'Why sound?' And that's when I really started to think about why sound?
I skipped my senior prom to see The Color Purple on Broadway, and I have zero regrets about it.
It's that time in the process yet again.
Last year, New Yorker Marla Louissaint competed in the National High School Musical Awards, also known as the 'Jimmy' Awards, and received the title of Best Actress.
THROUGHOUT OUR COLLEGE CAREER AS THEATRE MAJORS WE ARE ASKED TO READ AND DISCUSS PLAYWRIGHTS THAT HAVE CHANGED AND CONTRIBUTED TO THEATRE.
As we now are roughly two weeks from opening, I thought I would be a little punny.
5,6,7,8 Everyone start stretching and get out your headshots, A Chorus Line is a part of the summer season at the Hemmens and it couldn't be more exciting! While the audience begins to find their seats and chatter still fills the room, the show begins with the cast arriving to the audition.
Recently I sat down with our director and co-choreographer, Lisa Stevens, to chat about our version of Footloose and her personal process in relation to building theatre.
As someone who came from a family of electrical linemen and bankers and contract specialists, started out pre-vet in middle school, detoured to pre-med in high school, and finally to theatre - not only did my career choice fail to reach the goals previously set for me by my peers, my teachers, and m